ASIDE from lacking a permit to operate in the form of a certificate of public convenience (CPC), the certificate of Philippine registry (CPR) of the oil tanker MT Princess Empress that sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro also appeared spurious.

A copy of the vessel's CPR showed that the documentary stamp was dated "08/17/2020" or Aug. 17, 2020, while the issuance of the CPR was dated Sept. 23, 2022.

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